Alize Cornet vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Wuhan Round of 32

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 32
FRA
Alize Cornet
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2017
hard
RUS6
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Cornet A.
6-3 6-3
Kuznetsova S.
Cornet A.
662
Kuznetsova S.
330

Alize Cornet defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-3 in the Wuhan round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Alize Cornet narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-22MiamiR128hardAlize Cornet2-6 6-2 6-1
2016-10-17MoscowR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 7-5
2014-05-05MadridR64claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 4-6 6-1
2011-10-17MoscowR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-3
2008-05-12RomeR16clayAlize Cornet6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cornet A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cornet A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Cornet A.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 128). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cornet A.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
57
81
Break points won·Slight edge
83
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
74
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
82

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
31°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Garcia C.
Barty A.
6-737-646-2
Semi-finals
Barty A.
Ostapenko J.[8]
6-36-0
Garcia C.
Sakkari M.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Garcia C.
Makarova K.
7-636-4
Sakkari M.
Cornet A.
7-627-5
Barty A.
Pliskova K.[3]
4-67-637-62
Ostapenko J.[8]
Muguruza G.[1]
1-66-36-2
R16
Makarova K.
Kasatkina D.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Cibulkova D.[7]
6-37-5
Sakkari M.
Vesnina E.[16]
7-667-5
Cornet A.
Lepchenko V.
3-66-46-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Wang Q.
6-26-1
Muguruza G.[1]
Linette M.
6-21-66-4
Ostapenko J.[8]
Puig M.
6-23-66-3
Barty A.
Radwanska A.[9]
4-66-06-4
R32
Makarova K.
Davis L.
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.[7]
Teichmann J.
6-26-2
Sakkari M.
Wozniacki C.[4]
7-56-3
Vesnina E.[16]
Mertens E.
6-26-4
Lepchenko V.
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Cornet A.
Kuznetsova S.[6]
6-36-3
Barty A.
Konta J.[5]
6-04-67-63
Radwanska A.[9]
Goerges J.
7-57-5
Wang Q.
Cirstea S.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[3]
Zhang S.
6-43-66-4
Garcia C.
Mchale C.
6-16-1
Kasatkina D.
Halep S.[2]
6-26-1
Ostapenko J.[8]
Strycova B.
2-67-56-3
Puig M.
Peng S.
4-66-36-4
Linette M.
Siniakova K.
6-16-2
Muguruza G.[1]
Tsurenko L.
6-46-4
R64
Barty A.
Bellis C.
7-56-0
Strycova B.
Jabeur O.
6-16-3
Puig M.
Barthel M.
6-06-706-4
Siniakova K.
Mladenovic K.[13]
6-36-2
Tsurenko L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-37-612
Davis L.
Petkovic A.
6-36-2
Mchale C.
Vinci R.
6-46-4
Teichmann J.
Stosur S.
6-43-66-3
Sakkari M.
Putintseva Y.
1-66-46-2
Mertens E.
Osaka N.
6-41-66-4
Lepchenko V.
Keys M.[10]
6-27-64
Cornet A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-2
Goerges J.
Saville D.
6-41-66-4
Radwanska A.[9]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-5
Wang Q.
Stephens S.[14]
6-26-2
Cirstea S.
Wang Y.
6-36-3
Zhang S.
Vekic D.
7-55-76-1
Peng S.
Kvitova P.[11]
7-676-757-63
Garcia C.
Kerber A.[12]
3-66-36-1
Bertens K.
Niculescu M.
6-26-1
Vesnina E.[16]
Duan Y.
6-36-4
Linette M.
Kontaveit A.
7-56-4
Kasatkina D.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-12-66-3
Makarova K.
Sevastova A.[15]
6-46-2